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Out of Ashes - A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century (Paperback, Revised edition)
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Out of Ashes - A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century (Paperback, Revised edition)
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A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells
the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also
of humanity, prosperity, and promise. Konrad Jarausch describes how
the European nations emerged from the nineteenth century with high
hopes for continued material progress and proud of their imperial
command over the globe, only to become embroiled in the bloodshed
of World War I, which brought an end to their optimism and gave
rise to competing democratic, communist, and fascist ideologies. He
shows how the 1920s witnessed renewed hope and a flourishing of
modernist art and literature, but how the decade ended in economic
collapse and gave rise to a second, more devastating world war and
genocide on an unprecedented scale. Jarausch further explores how
Western Europe surprisingly recovered due to American help and
political integration. Finally, he examines how the Cold War pushed
the divided continent to the brink of nuclear annihilation, and how
the unforeseen triumph of liberal capitalism came to be threatened
by Islamic fundamentalism, global economic crisis, and an uncertain
future. A gripping narrative, Out of Ashes explores the paradox of
the European encounter with modernity in the twentieth century,
shedding new light on why it led to cataclysm, inhumanity, and
self-destruction, but also social justice, democracy, and peace.
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